Opening Night LAGFF @ UCLA
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James Bridges Theater, UCLA
235 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
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“When Tomatoes Met Wagner,” directed by Marianna Economou
James Bridges Theater, UCLA 235 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesElias, a small farming village in central Greece, is dying out. But two cousins team up with the village grannies to cultivate the tomato seeds they have kept for hundreds of years. With a little help from Wagner’s music –which they use to help their tomatoes grow– the team succeeds to export little jars with organic tomato...
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Lethal Nationalism: Genocide of the Greeks, 1913-1923
Saint Sophia Cathedral 1324 S Normandie Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesUnder the fog of war during World War 1, the genocide of the Greeks was carried out at the hands of the Ottoman and Nationalist Turks. This Genocide became the model for all Genocides to follow, Nearly a million Greeks were killed, and millions more were uprooted as part of the Ottoman and Nationalist Turks'...
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My Rembetika Blues
Royce Hall, 314 10745 Dickson Ct., Los Angeles, CA, United StatesFilm screening and discussion with filmmaker Mary Zournazi. My Rembetika Blues is a film about the power of music and what makes us human. Rembetika music or the Greek blues is a music of the streets and a music of refugees. The film explores the heart and soul of Rembetika music through peoples’ stories of...
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Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Opening Night
FeaturedJames Bridges Theater, UCLA 235 Charles E Young Dr N, Los Angeles, CA, United States17th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Opening Night Hosted by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) Saturday, June 3, 2023 at UCLA's James Bridges Theater 5:00 p.m. Pre-reception 7:00 p.m. Film Screening & Tribute Award to George Pelecanos Advanced ticket purchase required.Photo by Alexa King....
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Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
Featured18th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Hosted by the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) and Sponsored by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture Saturday, June 1, 2024 - Sunday, June 9, 2024 Advance ticket purchase required. The 18th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) returns with an expanded program...